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How to Update Pixel Buds By default, Pixel Buds are updated automatically and do not require any user input throughout the entire update process. However, you can disable automatic updates, and the Pixel Buds A-Series do support manual updates. When paired with a Bud-supporting Android device, any available firmware update will be automatically transferred to your Buds when you use your Buds with your Android device. This process takes approximately 10 minutes, and you can continue using your Buds as normal with your Android device throughout the update process....

How to Set Up Account Recovery on iOS If you get locked out of your iOS account (aka your Apple ID), you can get back in if you have set up Account Recovery. You need to do this before you get locked out, though. How to Use Account Recovery If you are locked out of your account, you are asked to verify some information. Then, you reach out to your recovery contact via phone or in person....

What Do I Need? To connect your Apple Watch with an Android smartphone, you need: An unlocked Apple Watch with LTE An unlocked Android smartphone An unlocked iPhone 6 or later A SIM card removal tool To be on a cellular network that supports the Apple Watch How to Connect an Apple Watch and Android Phone First, set up your Apple Watch and configure it with your selected iPhone device. You’ll need to start with an iPhone to set up the Apple Watch and connect it to your carrier’s LTE network....

How Does Dropbox Work? Dropbox basically solves many of the problems associated with local file storage. If you store certain files on the hard drive of your laptop, then you can only access them locally from that computer. If you lose your laptop, those files are gone, and if you run out of storage space on it, you won’t be able to store any more files on your computer until you remove some....

What Does the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ Button Do? Typically, you type in a phrase, press the Google Search button (or press Return or Enter on your keyboard), and Google returns a results page that shows multiple websites matching your search phrase. The I’m Feeling Lucky button bypasses that search results page and goes directly to the first-ranked page for the search phrase you entered. Depending on your search query, often the first result is the best one, so clicking the I’m Feeling Lucky button saves you a few extra seconds parsing through the list of search results....

How to Enable Screen Pinning for Guided Access Before you can activate screen pinning, you’ll have to turn it on. How to Use Screen Pinning Once you’ve activated the feature, it’s easy to use screen pinning anytime you want to limit access to your device. More on Android Screen Pinning Guided access functionality is called “screen pinning” on Android devices. When enabled, all parts of the pinned app can be used as normal, but users can’t return to the home screen, open the app switcher, or switch to the previous app until Screen pinning is disabled....

How to Create a New Netflix Profile If you only have one Netflix profile set up, you’re missing out. It’s useful to have multiple profiles so that other members of the family can watch shows and enjoy their own recommendations, without your tastes getting in the way of what they’re watching. For families, a new profile is the quickest way to set up basic parental controls. Here’s what to do....

Finding the AVERAGE Function As with all other built-in functions in Google Spreadsheets, you can access the AVERAGE function by selecting Insert > Function in the menus to open a drop-down list of commonly used functions that includes the AVERAGE function. Alternatively, because it is so widely used, a shortcut to the function has been added to the program’s toolbar to make it even easier to find and use. Google Spreadsheets AVERAGE Function Example The steps below cover how to use the shortcut to the AVERAGE function mentioned above....

How to Send Messages on Signal The Signal app is best known for being an encrypted messaging app, but just because your messages are encrypted doesn’t mean that it’s tricky to send messages. Thanks to Signal encryption, the process is much the same as using other messaging apps. Sending a message in Signal is like using WhatsApp and other messaging apps. How to Send Disappearing Messages on Signal Signal is one of many so-called secret texting apps, which means you can set it up so that messages disappear after a certain amount of time....

Turn Vanish Mode On and Off Vanish Mode works the same way on Android and iPhone, including turning it on and off. So, open Instagram on your mobile device and follow these steps. Whatever it is that you want to keep secret, whether a surprise party or private rendez-vous, Vanish Mode on Instagram is a terrific option. For more, look at how to make your Instagram account private. The person you’re chatting with will see a message that you turned on Vanish Mode with a link to Learn More if they like....

Zello is one of the top walkie-talkie apps available for iOS and Android. Create a Zello Account To use Zello, download the app from the iOS App Store, or go to Google Play to download the Android version. Go to the official Zello website to download and use the Zello PC app. Zello doesn’t offer a version for the Mac. Add Contacts to Zello on a Mobile Device Before you can use the app, you need to populate Zello with your contacts....

How to Find the Fixed IP Address of a Device on a LAN Most troubleshooting steps involve working with commands and other tools that require you to know your device’s IP addresses. You need to find out the private IP address for your router and the IP addresses for any switches, access points, bridges, repeaters, and other hardware in the network. Before you complete the following steps, check for your device in our Linksys, NETGEAR, D-Link, and Cisco default password lists....

Overall Findings: Is a Fire Tablet the Same as a Kindle? Fire tablets aren’t the same as Kindles, which is a bit confusing, especially to anyone who remembers when the line of Fire tablets initially launched as Kindle Fire. Kindle and Fire share a tablet form factor, but Kindles are e-readers, and Fire tablets are general-use tablets. As a result, you can run the Kindle app on a Fire tablet to read books, but you can’t watch movies, play games, send an email, or video chat with a Kindle....

The program is also intelligent enough to save each song separately and add basic music tag information. The interface is well designed and is also skinnable. There are a few free ones you can download from the RadioSure website. To listen to an internet radio station, scroll through the list of available stations. For something more specific, a search box allows you to enter a genre or the name of a station....

The Quest 2 has pros and cons, but if you’ve wanted more auditory immersion in your VR, Logitech has what it believes is the solution. The Logitech Chorus for Meta Quest 2 is essentially a specialized set of headphones designed specifically to integrate with the Quest 2, both functionally and physically. Comfort was a big focus with the Chorus, which maintains an open-back structure with off-ear acoustics so it won’t add too much bulk to what’s already on your head....

If you’ve ever wanted to use Microsoft Teams for something outside of office coordination, now’s your chance. Microsoft is expanding the platform’s scope with the new Communities feature which lets you bring people together outside the tasks of your daily work life. Chats, calls, and file sharing are all part of Teams’ new community features, but Microsoft says it’s adding more than just a new group categorization. You can also post messages to be seen by everyone in the group, organize events and add them to a shared calendar (and track attendance), and store and share documents....

The announcement was made on Microsoft’s Tech Community blog, which states the unification will happen via a series of updates and include a redesign, as well as some new features. Currently, there are two versions of the OneNote app on Windows—the app installed with Office and OneNote for Windows 10 available from the Microsoft Store. The OneNote app will get some new features, as well as the exclusive features on OneNote for Windows 10....

According to Roku, you can download the channel app from its official store, granting access to CNN+ and its existing TV offerings like CNN’s live news feeds. You will also get access to over 1,000 hours of original programming and up to 12 live daily shows as part of a rotating content block. CNN+ is a unique streaming platform in that it has live daily and weekly original shows. The platform released a launch schedule of these live shows that include The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper Full Circle....

According to Bloomberg tech columnist Mark Gurman, Apple is currently working on variations of Time to Walk called “Time to Run” and “Audio Meditations.” Apple hasn’t revealed any additional details yet, but the fact that they’re confirmed as variations of Time to Walk means they’ll likely function in a similar manner. Time to Walk, which is available to Fitness+ subscribers, is intended to encourage Apple Watch users to go for walks more often....

One UI’s most recent version, 4.1, debuted with the Galaxy S22 series but was also limited to it at the time. Now Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 4.1 to many of its other devices, starting with the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3. Other devices will also be included in the future though, like the Galaxy A series, S21 series, and Tab S7 FE. The Galaxy S20 series, Z Fold, Z Flip, S10, Note, Tab S, and A series will also be getting the One UI 4....